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DSC Sales Dropped in 2016

by Bob Raikes

The digital camera market continues to decline rapidly and the Japan-based Camera & Imaging Products Association (CIPA) said that in 2016, Japanese vendors shipped 24.19 million cameras, a drop of 31.7% from 2015. Consumer …

Tags:Cameras| Japan| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Gatwick Gate Display Mystifies…

by Bob Raikes

On a recent trip through Gatwick, your reporter saw this installation at the Easyjet gate. The displays at the top had a space through which a projector was creating a pattern on the floor. …

Tags:Aviation| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 14

GDS Adds 98″ Bonded Monitor

by Bob Raikes

Global Display Solutions (GDS) of Italy has introduced in the US a new 98″ UltraHD display to its Lite Plus Series. The display has an integrated processor based on an Arm Cortex A9 for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Optical Bonding| Vol 24 - Issue 14

IHS To Run Webinar

by Bob Raikes

This year, IHS is not running the SID Display Week Business Conference, so it is making its analysts available for a three hour webcast that will cover a number of topics, including automotive, TV, …

Tags:Back Panel| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Twoeyes VR Offers 360º S3D

by Bob Raikes

TwoEyes VR has what it claims as the first binocular 360º VR camera that uses two pairs of 180º lenses to give stereo 3D images. If the camera is held vertically, it operates as …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 3D (Three Dimensions)| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 14

DFF Automotive Meeting is in Munich

by Bob Raikes

The DFF is running an event in its Automotive Display Platform series on April 27th in Munich. The meeting will be hosted by Instrument Systems GmbH, a Konica Minolta company. You can download the …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| Events| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 14

CE Firms Look into Automotive

by Bob Raikes

While Panasonic has decided to boost its share in Ficosa, a Spanish automotive company, from 49% to 69% to take control and operate the company as a subsidiary, Samsung Electronics, having already bought Harman, …

Tags:Automotive| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 24 - Issue 14

TV Panel Prices Stable or Rising

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell of China told us that most panel prices are expected to stay flat in April, as 32″, 39.5″-43″ and 49″ as well as 55″ are all in balance of supply and demand. 50″ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Pricing| Vol 24 - Issue 14

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Microsoft & Casio Join for Wearables

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC has signed a deal with Casio for ‘broad coverage’ of smartwatch technologies. Analyst Comment Given that Microsoft spends a lot on R&D and dropped out of supplying its own Microsoft …

Tags:Casio| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 14

WRT Can Identify Organic Compounds in Displays

by Bob Raikes

WRT Associates has developed and applied the means to identify organic compounds used in a variety of products. For example, the analytical chemistry approach enables WRT Associates to confirm the presence of specific organic …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 24 - Issue 14

WRT Can Identify Organic Compounds in Displays

by Bob Raikes

WRT Associates has developed and applied the means to identify organic compounds used in a variety of products. For example, the analytical chemistry approach enables WRT Associates to confirm the presence of specific organic …

Tags:Materials

Optoma ZU650+ Has Improved Colour

by Bob Raikes

Optoma has introduced the ZU650+ projector, a development of the existing ZU650 but with better colour and the same brightness of 5,500 Ansi lumens. (Optoma Goes Laser Phosphor) and ANSI contrast of 250:1. Resolution …

Tags:Colour Quality| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Optoma| Vol 24 - Issue 14